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Thursday, February 9, 2012

The Class of 1960

Fifty- two years ago today, the class
of 1960, Palatka Senior High School, Palatka, Florida, was thinking ahead
ninety days, to our long awaited graduation day. There were two hundred and twelve of us in
the class, all anxious to be away and about the business of conquering the
world.

Now there are one hundred and
seventy-nine of us, as best we can count.
A few members of the class, all girls, by the way, try to keep tabs on
the rest of us, but it’s a tough job.
Some of our number, like my good buddy, Jeff Eberhart, have never been
accounted for.

If we had a wall, like the Vietnam
Memorial in Washington, there would be a quite a few of us listed as missing in
action, along with the thirty-four that have died in action.

This New Year didn’t start very well
for the Class of ’60. Frank Falls and
Jordan Matthews left us in January. They
were both eighteen, when I last saw them.
Frank was heading for dental school, and Jordan to a business
career. They left fine legacies, but
they are both gone; two more eighteen year old friends, who for me, will always
be eighteen years old, now on the 1960 Wall.

Frank Falls - 1960

Jordan Matthews - 1960

The year hasn’t been a loss
though. Today, February 9, 2012, one of
our favorite teachers, Mrs. Sproull, is celebrating her 100th Birthday.

1960

2012

And that's why I'm writing this post. We will all be on that wall someday, but we won't all celebrate our 100th. Mrs. Sproull is still teaching us and teaching us well.

I too graduated from high school in 1960. Inasmuch as I was just 17 when I graduated, I'm guessing that you may be a year older than me. Funny, you only look about 20 years older. (Sorry, I couldn't resist that)

I don't know how many of my class are on that wall. I only know that the only ones I kept in touch with are there.

Bert--You are a wonderful writer! Thanks SO much for that posting. It brought tears to my eyes. I'm filing it and will read it often. Palatka was a wonderful place to grow up back then and not all have been so blessed. God bless you for sharing your talent.Love, Cay Jones Rollo________________________________________

Thanks for the "snort" - If I had that much hair today and could find someone to cut a flattop I'd do it again.Mrs. Sproull taught Home Economics until my senior year then she taught a one semester course called Modern Family Living - I took it - got an "A" - but considering my actual Modern Family Living track record Mrs. Sproull would probably like to reevaluate that grade.

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